Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 243,824	$ 281,959
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $9,868 and $10,217	130,967	142,762
Inventories, net	185,275	169,683
Unbilled contract revenue	34,288	26,736
Prepaid expenses	19,835	16,762
Other current assets	18,847	15,075
Total Current Assets	633,036	652,977
Property, plant, and equipment, net	254,635	251,049
Goodwill	228,352	217,970
Identifiable intangible assets, net	99,031	93,443
Other assets	17,573	17,643
TOTAL ASSETS	1,232,627	1,233,082
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	88,872	79,953
Customer advances and billings in excess of contract revenue	79,399	74,702
Accrued salaries, wages, and benefits	27,220	41,746
Current portion of warranty reserve	13,197	15,293
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	5,073	6,487
Other current liabilities	38,366	43,353
Total Current Liabilities	252,127	261,534
Long-term debt	237,202	233,711
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	4,290	4,241
Long-term portion of warranty reserve	2,728	2,978
Accrued pension liabilities	14,207	14,362
Other long-term liabilities	19,150	17,579
Total Liabilities	529,704	534,405
Chart Industries’ shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share – 150,000,000 shares authorized, 30,713,540 and 30,613,166 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	307	306
Additional paid-in capital	400,355	395,843
Retained earnings	333,416	336,328
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(32,536)	(35,212)
Total Chart Industries, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity	701,542	697,265
Noncontrolling interests	1,381	1,412
Total Equity	702,923	698,677
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 1,232,627	$ 1,233,082

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.